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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited J2SE over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank246205
Rank change on same period last yearDown-41
Matching permanent IT job ads1250
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.020 %
As % of the category below0.299 %1.498 %
Salaries quoted1239
Average minimum salary£37,167£27,593
Average salary£40,917£31,856
% change on same period last year+28.44 %
Average maximum salary£44,667£36,119
UK excluding London average salary£36,108£36,645
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads40123337
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.118 %1.366 %
Salaries quoted36302900
Average minimum salary£30,101£30,524
Average salary£33,277£33,741
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Average maximum salary£36,453£36,958
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
J2SE EnglandJ2SE
England

J2SE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing J2SE across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South West J2SE Demand Trend

J2SE
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing J2SE across the South West region.

South West J2SE Salary Trend

J2SE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing J2SE across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West J2SE Salary Histogram

J2SE
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J2SE within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BristolDown-77£44,071-19.87 %
SomersetDown-194£35,000+7.69 %
DevonDown-201£42,500+42.85 %
J2SE EnglandJ2SE
England

J2SE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing J2SE also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited J2SE.

132 (69.57 %)J2EE
227 (58.70 %)Oracle
323 (50.00 %)Java
419 (41.30 %)UNIX
419 (41.30 %)Linux
517 (36.96 %)UML
613 (28.26 %)Windows
613 (28.26 %)SQL
712 (26.09 %)JSP
712 (26.09 %)Swing
89 (19.57 %)WebServices
89 (19.57 %)SQL Server
98 (17.39 %)Subversion
98 (17.39 %)Government
107 (15.22 %)Migration
107 (15.22 %)Agile Software Development
107 (15.22 %)Java RMI
107 (15.22 %)Ant
107 (15.22 %)JDBC
107 (15.22 %)XML
107 (15.22 %)Apache
107 (15.22 %)Multithreading
116 (13.04 %)J2ME
116 (13.04 %)HPUX
116 (13.04 %)Solaris
116 (13.04 %)Microsoft
116 (13.04 %)Oracle 10g
116 (13.04 %)HP
116 (13.04 %)Red Hat
116 (13.04 %)Service Delivery

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing J2SE also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited J2SE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (69.57 %)J2EE
212 (26.09 %)JSP
212 (26.09 %)Swing
39 (19.57 %)WebServices
47 (15.22 %)XML
47 (15.22 %)JDBC
47 (15.22 %)Java RMI
56 (13.04 %)J2ME
65 (10.87 %)WAP
65 (10.87 %)XHTML
65 (10.87 %)HTML
65 (10.87 %)WML
65 (10.87 %)Ruby on Rails
73 (6.522 %)Spring
82 (4.348 %)Java EE
82 (4.348 %)EJB
82 (4.348 %)Servlets
82 (4.348 %)SOAP
82 (4.348 %)Hibernate
91 (2.174 %)Struts
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (15.22 %)Apache
21 (2.174 %)Tomcat
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (10.87 %)MS Excel
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.174 %)SMS
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (19.57 %)SQL Server
26 (13.04 %)Oracle 10g
31 (2.174 %)GIS
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (17.39 %)Subversion
27 (15.22 %)Ant
31 (2.174 %)Flash
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (17.39 %)Government
24 (8.696 %)Manufacturing
32 (4.348 %)Finance
32 (4.348 %)Education
32 (4.348 %)3D Graphics
32 (4.348 %)Banking
32 (4.348 %)Local Government
41 (2.174 %)Advertising
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (50.00 %)Developer
220 (43.48 %)Architect
220 (43.48 %)Java Developer
319 (41.30 %)Infrastructure Architect
45 (10.87 %)Applications Developer
54 (8.696 %)Java Applications Developer
54 (8.696 %)Java Swing Developer
63 (6.522 %)Senior Developer
72 (4.348 %)J2EE Developer
72 (4.348 %)Java/J2EE Developer
72 (4.348 %)Senior Java Developer
81 (2.174 %)Java Software Developer
81 (2.174 %)Software Developer
81 (2.174 %)Technical Architect
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (15.22 %)Multithreading
22 (4.348 %)Derivative
22 (4.348 %)Mathematics
31 (2.174 %)Management Information System
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (41.30 %)UNIX
119 (41.30 %)Linux
213 (28.26 %)Windows
36 (13.04 %)HPUX
36 (13.04 %)Solaris
36 (13.04 %)SUSE
45 (10.87 %)Windows Mobile
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (36.96 %)UML
27 (15.22 %)Migration
27 (15.22 %)Agile Software Development
36 (13.04 %)Service Delivery
43 (6.522 %)Web Development
52 (4.348 %)Unit Testing
52 (4.348 %)Continuous Integration
52 (4.348 %)OOA/OOD
52 (4.348 %)Security Cleared
61 (2.174 %)OO
61 (2.174 %)RAD
61 (2.174 %)OOP
61 (2.174 %)SC Cleared
61 (2.174 %)DV Cleared
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (50.00 %)Java
213 (28.26 %)SQL
35 (10.87 %)Ruby
35 (10.87 %)C
35 (10.87 %)C++
42 (4.348 %)JavaScript
51 (2.174 %)DHTML
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.174 %)Degree
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (58.70 %)Oracle
26 (13.04 %)Microsoft
26 (13.04 %)HP
26 (13.04 %)Red Hat
35 (10.87 %)Symbian
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